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... cheese and tomato sauce for Madelyn, and a salad and mushroom pizza for the parents to share, plus a beer (when in Rome....). Then we were off to our next stop, stumbling upon and stopping at Santa Maria Maddalena in Campo Marzio along the way. This church held the remains of St. Camillus de Lellis, patron saint of sick people and healthcare workers. Next stop, the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva which holds the remains of St. Catherine of Siena, Fra Angelica, several ...

Aside from the cultural benefits we also have the opportunity to catch up on bike maintenance, washing, blog writing, postage, sewing, or any one of a hundred different things that need doing whilst on the road.

With this in mind, a little while ago, we joined a house sitting agency to see if we could secure some assignments in Europe, thus allowing us to stay a while in a spot. Our first assignment was for three weeks, ...

... time in Rome. So, we hopped on the Metro (Subway) and rode to the station for the Vatican and started to explore. When we finally figured out our meeting spot to pick up our tickets for the Museum, we were on the opposite side of the square from the sandwich shop so we grabbed our first pizza and a glass of wine at a local cafe. Grant is enjoying practicing his Italian and luckily everyone seems to speak better English then our Italian!! I ...

... the young twins Romulus and Remus. It's a replica of course and the original is inside the Capitoline Museums located here on Capitoline Hill.

We are on one of the seven hills of Rome...our second so far today (Palatine Hill & Capitoline Hill). In the center is Piazza del Campidoglio designed by Michelangelo. A large bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius on a horse is in the center overlooking Rome. It's a beautiful view from here looking ...

... largest church, Saint Peter's Basilica. Well, it it written in the bible that Christ said, "Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means 'rock'), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it." Matt 16:18 Hence, the rise of Saint Peter's Basilica.Many prestigious architects and artists of the time were involved with the construction of St Peter's, but it was first Donato Bramante and then Michelangelo who created ...